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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. Morse
Unknown

True Manufacturer:
J. Morse, Unknown
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Mortising Machine
Machine Size:
Submitted By: Jeff Joslin
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Gould pattern mortiser
Date of Manufacturer: Ca. 1880
Serial Number:
Last Updated 11/20/2012 7:20:19 PM

Comments:
Thanks to eBay seller Thomas J. Fredette for permission to use his photographs. He was not able to provide much information on the mortiser's provenance: "The machine is likely from the northern Massachusetts/southern New Hampshire area. Unfortunately, the person who would know passed away."

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Comments: The style of legs are characteristic of a Gould pattern mortiser
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Comments: Solid chisel
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Comments: Foot pedal
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Comments: The vertical wooden spring is also typical of a Gould pattern mortiser
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Source: The only labeling on the machine: "J. MORSE / MAKER"
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Comments: The two legs are identical
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